Environment

Is fur a ‘green’ option?

Many of the terms commonly employed by the fur industry are neither well defined nor regulated under the law. Canada’s Competition Act does not specifically restrict the use of terms like “environmentally friendly”.

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Bunny dumpers beware: the province is watching. After years of people leaving unwanted pet rabbits (not the same as wild rabbits) near an active intersection in Victoria, the BC Ministry of Transportation is beefing up security to catch those responsible. Metro News reported this week that the province is installing...

When pet rabbits are abandoned, they quickly become feral, and start multiplying. And in British Columbia, that’s a death sentence. Dr. Patricia Tallman, an environmental policy consultant, penned an open letter (which was signed by numerous non-profits and advocates, including The Fur-Bearers) to Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources...

The Cambridge (Ontario) and District Humane Society has the unfortunate task of investigating a case in which a rabbit had his paws cut off while he was alive, and left for dead. The Cambridge Times has reported that the humane society picked up the rabbit near a public school on...

In what is being dubbed the largest ever rescue of rabbits in the BC SPCA’s history, approximately 50 rabbits that were being raised for meat were removed from a Nanaimo property recently. CTV News reported that the BC SPCA, using a search warrant, removed the rabbits from the home after...

As sure as eggs are being hidden by the Easter bunny in homes across the country this week, many parents are planning special gifts for their children – including bunnies. But these intelligent, beautiful animals require special care and a long-time commitment – much more so than many people understand...

A massive investigation in Spain has unveiled the horrific conditions forced upon rabbits kept for their fur – and connected these tragic realities to the fashion designers who fund them. The Sparrow Project has reported that Last Chance for Animals (LCA) linked their investigative footage with top designers Marc Jacobs,...

Interfering in nature causes nature to rebel. It’s difficult at times to grasp the massive complexity of individual ecosystems, let alone how those ecosystems work together to make up biomes. But regardless of our ability to comprehend these relationships, they do exist. And when humans begin muddling about – be...

A disturbing trend of trapping in Calgary has culminated in another frightening incident. According to resident Brenda Willy, a rabbit dragged a two-foot chain and stake from a leg-hold trap, fastened to his front, right paw last weekend. “I was cleaning in the back and I heard this ‘clink, clink,...